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Business Databases
  • Thomas Register - More than 170,000 manufacturers with extensive company and product information. Thomas Regional Directory
  • Thomas Register of European Manufacturers - More than 185,000 manufacturers with extensive company and product information.
  • WAND - "The World's Largest Directory of Products and Services," WAND is an advanced trade directory with listings of over 60,000 products and services. Available in 16 languages, this service connects buyers and sellers from nearly 1 million companies and 165 countries. You can search by product catagory, company name, general product or service categories, or by 6-diget HS code. There's also a database of tradeshow listings, global news, country information, and check out the information about listing yourself as a buyer or seller.
  • JVSeek.com - Joint Venture Search Engine. You can search for joint venture opportunities in Asia, America, Africa and Europe. Projects from "$250,000 to $1 billion". Its pretty good... and its free. They also have a free newsletter. jvseek@gpmn.com Their parent site GPMN.com is also a good source for potential business opportunities.
  • Websters Online - Over 1,000,000 industrial and commercial products, services and brand names. Businesses are listed with company profile, including address, toll-free numbers, fax number, SIC Codes, NAICS Codes, products, brand names and web URL. Searchable by SIC codes (Federal Standard Industrial Classification Codes), NAICS Codes (North American Industrial Classification system), product or service, brand name, enter city, state/province, and country. You can access a list of SIC and NAIC codes on the site.
  • Guide to Manufacturers - A free guide to over 440,000 US manufacturers by the oldest and largest publisher of state manufacturers directories. You can can search for manufactures by product or service (in individual states or the entire U.S.)
  • Harris Info - Contains information on more than 600,000 U.S. businesses (focusing on manufacturing, high-tec and electronics). Basically lead types of info (includes branch and headquarters locations). You can buy the info in small sips online (mailing address, telemarketing information and full profiles with 35 information fields). Well worth the cost if you are approaching a company without a referal.
  • American Express B2B Directory - Information on over 500,000 U.S. businesses and services. You can search by company name, industry category, SIC code, by location and a level of data capture.
  • World Chambers - World wide chambers of commerce. You can search by continent or country for trade information and chambers of commerce.
  • Risk Management Library - Over 19,000 risk management and insurance resources. The Library covers topics such as insurance, laws and regulations, environmental engineering, and many other subjects. The newest category is Disasters, with topics on agriculture, alerts, animals, biochem, bomb threats, dam safety, counter-terrorism, etc.
  • Infospace - A good electronic yellow httpand white pages (with reverse lookup - find out who is attached to a phone number)

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